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. >> moments ago, jay carney refused to comment on any change in the personal views on marriage equality but said this about the vice presidents. >> i have no update on the president's personal views. what the vice president said yesterday was to make the same point that the president has made previously. the committed and loving same sex couples deserve the same rights and protections enjoyed by all americans. >> nbc news correspondent kristen welker joins me live from the white house. they're definitely walking a fine dance around this one. what the vice president came out and i believe authentically said over the week, at least his feelings about what he views for marriage equality. now the white house seems to be doing its best job at trying to keep itself in the conversation but respectfully so when it comes to its politics. >> reporter: absolutely. the white house taking the tactic that, look, there is not a lot of daylight between what the vice president said and the president has said in the past. interestingly, thomas, what the obama campaign is trying to do is to sort of shift
. >> moments ago, jay carney refused to comment on any change in the personal views on marriage equality but said this about the vice presidents. >> i have no update on the president's personal views. what the vice president said yesterday was to make the same point that the president has made previously. the committed and loving same sex couples deserve the same rights and protections enjoyed by all americans. >> nbc news correspondent kristen welker joins me live from the...
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the other big piece of news here is that the white house secretary jay carney just announce that had the white house counsel conducted its own investigation of white house advance staffers. they say is part of their due diligence just to make sure they were not involved in the misconduct. carney said it turned out there was no misconduct on the part of the white house staffers. when we asked why weren't we told that you were could that ducting it, jay carney said we want to make sure we are leaving no stone unturned. here's more of what he had to say. >> there is no indication that any member of the white house advance team engaged in any ill proper conductor behavior. >> reporter: as you know, in addition to that investigation, there are a number of other investigations going on. the secret service has its own internal investigation. the military has an investigation as well as the number of lawmakers who had written letters to director mark sullivan asking him to inquire to see if there had been any previous instances with prostitutes and to make sure no lawmakers were involved. pe
the other big piece of news here is that the white house secretary jay carney just announce that had the white house counsel conducted its own investigation of white house advance staffers. they say is part of their due diligence just to make sure they were not involved in the misconduct. carney said it turned out there was no misconduct on the part of the white house staffers. when we asked why weren't we told that you were could that ducting it, jay carney said we want to make sure we are...
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we do expect to hear from jay carney. this is an official event heading to fort bliss in el passy to talk about the commitment he made in that very same spot exactly two years ago today to end combat operations in iraq. the president underscoring the fact that he has followed through on this promise and in this context considering everything that's transpired in the last week and next week from now until november 6th it has to be seen in a plit canal context whether or not they call it an official trip or not. the president heading out for three days and back out at the white house tonight. three days of pure campaigning in a lot of the swing state, north carolina, colorado, iowa right up to the convention trying to build that momentum keeping a foot on the gas trying to shift the attention away from the republicans. they've had their say. and on to what's going to happen next week in charlotte. >> mike vick yur ra at the white house. appreciate it. join us us is melissa perry. we're not going to interview an empty chair.
we do expect to hear from jay carney. this is an official event heading to fort bliss in el passy to talk about the commitment he made in that very same spot exactly two years ago today to end combat operations in iraq. the president underscoring the fact that he has followed through on this promise and in this context considering everything that's transpired in the last week and next week from now until november 6th it has to be seen in a plit canal context whether or not they call it an...
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not just the romney camp yesterday jay carney's white house briefing he got about, seven, eight, nine questions on this. really got pressed on this. joe biden during the debate, you know, sort of said something about the libya situation, that sort of made it more difficult for the white house. which is that, you know, the white house didn't know that they wanted more security. even though there had been a public hearing with the state department that, you know, the ben gas zpi conflict did need more security and the white house is really having trouble there saying that, you know, they didn't have all the intelligence early on and things have changed and since then they've given a broader accounting of it. i think you're going to see the -- a romney ticket really continue to press this issue. >> yeah. i want to ask you guys about the format coming up. we have town hall style versus standing behind podiums or sitting around a table, as they did the other night. who do you think that will benefit more? is there history to suggest one or the other, david? >> i don't know, you know, that
not just the romney camp yesterday jay carney's white house briefing he got about, seven, eight, nine questions on this. really got pressed on this. joe biden during the debate, you know, sort of said something about the libya situation, that sort of made it more difficult for the white house. which is that, you know, the white house didn't know that they wanted more security. even though there had been a public hearing with the state department that, you know, the ben gas zpi conflict did need...
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white house press secretary jay carney says president obama remains confident in the leadership of secret service director mark sullivan who has ordered a separate independent investigation into this matter. >>> billionaire warren butch at the time buffett says he starts radiation treatment in july after diagnosed with early stage prostate cancer. the 89-year-old says his condition is not remotely life threatening. his words. he's care man and ceo of berkshire hathaway, with an estimated net worth of $44 billion. his name has been recently associated with tax policy, of course and a push by democrats to tax the wealthiest americans at 30% of their income. that's an idea that warren buffett supports. in a statement disclosing his illness, buffett wrote i feel great, my energy level is 100%, i will let shareholders know immediately should my health situation change. eventually of course it will, but i believe that day is a long way off. butch at the ti tests show the cancer has not spread to other areas of his body. doctors say the cancer was caught early, making buffett's prognosis very go
white house press secretary jay carney says president obama remains confident in the leadership of secret service director mark sullivan who has ordered a separate independent investigation into this matter. >>> billionaire warren butch at the time buffett says he starts radiation treatment in july after diagnosed with early stage prostate cancer. the 89-year-old says his condition is not remotely life threatening. his words. he's care man and ceo of berkshire hathaway, with an...
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. >> and by monday afternoon, jay carney took a beating at the white house press briefing? >> i would simply say his views are evolving which is what he said. i don't have an update on this issue. this president has been extremely aggressive in supporting lgbt rights. i don't have an update for you on the president's position. his views have not changed. i have no update to give you on them. >> e.j., the president is saying he planned to come out at some point and make this announcement before the convention he made that decision personally some months ago but was pushed a little bit. does the timing matter if it was before the election anyway? >> first of all, i think the happiest person in the world today is jay carney, the white house spokesman, doesn't have to engage in all those complicated answers. i think joe biden did him a favor. the definition of a gaffe is when a politician says what he really thinks. i think it's much better for obama to get this out there now and to deal with it and to have a clear position than to be evolving for another four months. so i thin
. >> and by monday afternoon, jay carney took a beating at the white house press briefing? >> i would simply say his views are evolving which is what he said. i don't have an update on this issue. this president has been extremely aggressive in supporting lgbt rights. i don't have an update for you on the president's position. his views have not changed. i have no update to give you on them. >> e.j., the president is saying he planned to come out at some point and make this...
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white house press secretary jay carney said, quote, the president believes as much that god should be taken off a coin as he does that aliens will attack florida. it's an absurd question to be raised. but there is a reason mr. economy is now mr. god. he needs the evangelical base. over the weekend, governor romney had a private meeting with the far right televangelist who also showed up at one of his rallies and last week we had steven king to open for him at an iowa rally. mr. romney's keeping company with the french. he's betting on christian conservatives. but is he really just running on a wing and a prayer? joining me now is joe madison, nationally syndicated radio host of "mornings with madison" and frank schafer, columnist of the huffing tonight post and author of "crazy for god." thank you both for being here tonight. >> thank you. >> frank, what do you make of romney and his campaign sth. >> well, i am a christian and i'm offended by the fact that the republican party keeps using god the same way they use their billionaires, to bulk up their pacs. god is not a toy. others hav
white house press secretary jay carney said, quote, the president believes as much that god should be taken off a coin as he does that aliens will attack florida. it's an absurd question to be raised. but there is a reason mr. economy is now mr. god. he needs the evangelical base. over the weekend, governor romney had a private meeting with the far right televangelist who also showed up at one of his rallies and last week we had steven king to open for him at an iowa rally. mr. romney's keeping...
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and you had white house press secretary jay carney out there at the same time going even farther than rice was and talking about how this was all just due to a protest and not really -- not having much to do with terrorism, and they're not calling for his scalp because he is essentially a spin doctor, and it's not the scalp they want. they want somebody in policy and somebody who will draw blood from the obama administration, and that is susan rice. >> that sounds like richard. thank you, richard wolffe, thank you jay newton-small. you agree on that point. they wanted scalp. >>> up next, how close is the middle east to an all-out regional war? is israel headed to a war with iran? i see a possible precursor to a war with iran. the latest on the fight between israel and hamas coming up next. this is interesting and scary. the place for politics. we'll be right back. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon... creamy cheese... 100 calories... [ chef ] ma'am [ male announcer ] progresso. yo
and you had white house press secretary jay carney out there at the same time going even farther than rice was and talking about how this was all just due to a protest and not really -- not having much to do with terrorism, and they're not calling for his scalp because he is essentially a spin doctor, and it's not the scalp they want. they want somebody in policy and somebody who will draw blood from the obama administration, and that is susan rice. >> that sounds like richard. thank you,...
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and, in fact, the administration spokesman, the president's spokesman jay carney had said that explicitly in the immediate days afterwards. then the explanations began to shift a little bit. susan rice the u.n. ambassador said it started as a demonstration about that video, and then involved other elements, who joined spontaneously. it's been shifting ever since. the president initially called it an act of terror. he has not done so since then but his spokesman has said since then that it is obviously self-evidently an act of terror, and now this statement from the spokesman for the director of national intelligence, who says in part, we do assess that some of those involved were linked to groups affiliated with, or sympathetic to, al qaeda. >> can i ask you, susan rice, she's under fire from peter king. of course he's a republican congressman. he's been calling for her resignation, saying she hasn't been forthcoming with the truth. so what does the white house say about that? >> they did put out a spokesman in defense of ambassador -- statement in defense of ambassador susan rice yesterd
and, in fact, the administration spokesman, the president's spokesman jay carney had said that explicitly in the immediate days afterwards. then the explanations began to shift a little bit. susan rice the u.n. ambassador said it started as a demonstration about that video, and then involved other elements, who joined spontaneously. it's been shifting ever since. the president initially called it an act of terror. he has not done so since then but his spokesman has said since then that it is...
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>> reporter: right, we heard from jay carney, we can hear him from 35,000 feet in the briefing room, it is piped in as he briefs a pool back in the press corps back on air force one. he says the president has been in regular contact with the administrator of fema, craig fugate. he talked to him on the phone today. the president, in carney's words, trying to ensure the bureaucracy and red tape is kept to a minimum. carney also pointing out that the president is going to be convening conference calls with local officials. the president has declared states of emergency, federal states of emergency, in connecticut, new york and new jersey. and that clears up red tape and also makes certain things available to citizens and local governments, low-interest loans, temporary housing and things of that nature. the white house eager to let us know the president is staying on top of this situation even as he does get back out on the campaign trail. >> mike viqueira, thanks much. >>> campaigning back in full effect after sandy. up next, both obama and romney back on the trail. "time" has special
>> reporter: right, we heard from jay carney, we can hear him from 35,000 feet in the briefing room, it is piped in as he briefs a pool back in the press corps back on air force one. he says the president has been in regular contact with the administrator of fema, craig fugate. he talked to him on the phone today. the president, in carney's words, trying to ensure the bureaucracy and red tape is kept to a minimum. carney also pointing out that the president is going to be convening...
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all press secretary jay carney was asked about yesterdays press briefing and his answers weren't necessarily revealing. >> as you know, he said his views on this were evolving. his personal views were evolving. i would say his views are oh involving. i don't have an update for you. i don't have an update to provide you. i have no update to give you on it. the president expressed his views. >> he did. >> no. the spokesperson said that. >> i don't have an update to provide you on the president's position. it is what it was. >> you know, one other thing to keep in mind, one thing jay carney did say, the president is against this referendum that's taken place in north carolina and was noted, he's the, the president now is against bans on gay marriage, not yet for them. point out, nbc/"wall street journal" poll, 49% favor same-sex marriages, 40% oppose. those numbers flipped in '09. how nontoxic is this views in american politics? almost silenced from the republican side of the aisle in the last 48 hours. by the way, the white house aren't the only ones off message. romney's message supposed to b
all press secretary jay carney was asked about yesterdays press briefing and his answers weren't necessarily revealing. >> as you know, he said his views on this were evolving. his personal views were evolving. i would say his views are oh involving. i don't have an update for you. i don't have an update to provide you. i have no update to give you on it. the president expressed his views. >> he did. >> no. the spokesperson said that. >> i don't have an update to provide...
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white house press secretary jay carney saying president obama is very pleased and called this deal a great day for america. now, robinson care of nbc sports will talk with me about this. rob, what a difference 24 hours make. tell us about this deal and what do the refs get out of it? >> well, thomas, first of all, the refs get most of what they wanted. they are getting more money for starters. they're going to be making within a few years up to $200,000 a year for what is actually a part-time job. so pretty good deal for them. they also get to keep their pensions for the current refs. sunset the pension system and go to a 401(k) system within a few years. but all the current refs get to keep their pension. that's the good news for them. the nfl on the other hand, they get a little bit more control over the quality of refereeing. they get to add some additional referees who they can call up once in a while. the nfl gets to add some full-time officials they can work with all year long. that's one of the things they wanted. so it was a compromise but i say the refs did well and you woul
white house press secretary jay carney saying president obama is very pleased and called this deal a great day for america. now, robinson care of nbc sports will talk with me about this. rob, what a difference 24 hours make. tell us about this deal and what do the refs get out of it? >> well, thomas, first of all, the refs get most of what they wanted. they are getting more money for starters. they're going to be making within a few years up to $200,000 a year for what is actually a...
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i think jay carney has it right. michael steele is the most gaffe prone in history, if he thought it was inappropriate, then priebus crossed the line. >> republicans have questioned the president's place of birth, faith, they shout during his state of the union speech and they wag their fingers in their face. have they decided they will say and do anything, anything to this president? >> i do think they will say and do anything to get elected. when your party starts with extreme positions that we end medicare as we know it, round up undocumented workers and mitt romney calls the dream act a hand out, that you double down on tax breaks for the wealthy while the middle class is struggling, when you start with such extremes position, maybe it's not so surprise that your rhetoric gets extreme when the american people are recoiling at the very thing you stand for. >> many republicans will say didn't democrats attack george bush in the same way. what's your response to that? >> i don't remember anything that equates from o
i think jay carney has it right. michael steele is the most gaffe prone in history, if he thought it was inappropriate, then priebus crossed the line. >> republicans have questioned the president's place of birth, faith, they shout during his state of the union speech and they wag their fingers in their face. have they decided they will say and do anything, anything to this president? >> i do think they will say and do anything to get elected. when your party starts with extreme...
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nobody has a very good explanation, as jay carney showed yesterday. i don't know that there's a simple way out of this. >> what's worse in american politics today than being seen as waffling? it is perhaps -- >> it's their best talking point, potentially, against romney. >> so here you have basically what feels like, well, i'm against it but not for it. you know, that sounds very familiar to a familiar 2004 refrain that bush used all the time on john kerry. let's remember, this is not a small thing when a sitting american president sort of gets into a major cultural sort of shift in the american psyche. so i think there is a lot of politics involved here, but also realizing it becomes a larger deal. you start a conversation for a couple of weeks, perhaps, on this issue. maybe they're not comfortable starting that conversation. >> we all remember bill clinton in 1992. throughout the campaign talked about "don't ask, don't tell." it caused a ripple through the whole nomination process and the election. right after he becomes president, electees ask a qu
nobody has a very good explanation, as jay carney showed yesterday. i don't know that there's a simple way out of this. >> what's worse in american politics today than being seen as waffling? it is perhaps -- >> it's their best talking point, potentially, against romney. >> so here you have basically what feels like, well, i'm against it but not for it. you know, that sounds very familiar to a familiar 2004 refrain that bush used all the time on john kerry. let's remember,...
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carney, ambassador rice saying something different and they are all pointing fingers at each other. i mean, it's getting to be assad situation and the president is in the middle it and he just has to come clean with the american people and quit trying to hide behind, you know, different people and different people's stories. it's a question of leadership. it's the same issue that we got on domestic policy as well. you can bring the situation libya into the political discussion based on the fact that, you know, the take that this president has used in hiding behind other people is something that i just don't think it flies with the american people. >> let me ask you about leadership. the first two debates showed one, people are paying attention, 65, 67 million people for those debates and two, to some extent they can move the needle in the polls and conventional wisdom is foreign policy debates as we were saying favor the incumbent. but i'm wondering tonight as people look at this and this is their last big chance to hear from them as we said unfiltered, is it about very specific ans
carney, ambassador rice saying something different and they are all pointing fingers at each other. i mean, it's getting to be assad situation and the president is in the middle it and he just has to come clean with the american people and quit trying to hide behind, you know, different people and different people's stories. it's a question of leadership. it's the same issue that we got on domestic policy as well. you can bring the situation libya into the political discussion based on the fact...
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jay carney and his spokesman said the film was to blame. you mentioned ambassador rice appeared on "meet the press" and started out spontaneously about the film. remember the -- protests in cairo, happened just hours before. about ambassador rice said they were joined by terrorist elements. then jay carney said that, of course, it is self-evident. terrorism. we have a quick timeline detailed briefing by the state department you mentioned at 8:30 p.m. and said the street is calm. as ambassador stevens parted way was a turkish diplomat meeting with him at 9:40, terrorist teams invaded the compound, prolonged battle ensued at 4:00 a.m. the compound hit by mortar fire. hearing on capitol hill starts in about 25 minutes. >> nbc news's white house correspondent mike viqueira. appreciate it. with polls in battleground states tightening less than a month before election day, 27 days out now, obama supporters are in a bit of panic mode. if we take a look at the headlines here, huffington post writes forget losing the debate. is obama losing the libe
jay carney and his spokesman said the film was to blame. you mentioned ambassador rice appeared on "meet the press" and started out spontaneously about the film. remember the -- protests in cairo, happened just hours before. about ambassador rice said they were joined by terrorist elements. then jay carney said that, of course, it is self-evident. terrorism. we have a quick timeline detailed briefing by the state department you mentioned at 8:30 p.m. and said the street is calm. as...
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i asked jay carney whether this is just a game of running out the clock until the real negotiations begin in late december. is everything just killing time until the deadline comes? >> no. >> it seems everybody -- >> it doesn't feel like killing time. >> killing time until the final week and the jet fumes of the airport and then everybody will sit down and hammer this out. >> well, look, here's a fact, the president has on the table a proposal that reduces the deficit by $4 trillion. that is substance. so he has not waited for people to start smelling the jet fumes at national airport. he has actively put forward a plan. >> the white house and republicans are ramping up their pr, something significant is happening behind the scenes. both sides appear to be preparing their own basis to eat their vegetables, if you will. in other words, get ready to make some sacrifices on sacred cows that are required for a grand bargain. for republicans that means swallowing changes to the bush-era tax rates and yesterday the first major house republican broke with the party line in a private meeting with
i asked jay carney whether this is just a game of running out the clock until the real negotiations begin in late december. is everything just killing time until the deadline comes? >> no. >> it seems everybody -- >> it doesn't feel like killing time. >> killing time until the final week and the jet fumes of the airport and then everybody will sit down and hammer this out. >> well, look, here's a fact, the president has on the table a proposal that reduces the...
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white house press secretary jay carney really tight-lipped about these allegations and referring most questions to the secret service. a couple interesting things did come out of briefing. we asked how the president responded. he said he wouldn't comment on that. did he say he didn't believe the president was aware of these allegations until they were first reported this morning. so that certainly is something that is interesting. the secret service has reacted though. they released this statement which i'm going to read to you right now. according to the secret service, they say the recent investigation in cartagena has generated several news stories that contain allegations by mostly unnamed sources. any information that can be brought to our attention that can be assess as credible will be followed up on in an appropriate manner. that was from edwin donavan, a special agent in charge of the secret service. so certainly these allegations point to the central concern in all of this which is that perhaps what happened in cartagena is not an isolated incident. perhaps this is part of a
white house press secretary jay carney really tight-lipped about these allegations and referring most questions to the secret service. a couple interesting things did come out of briefing. we asked how the president responded. he said he wouldn't comment on that. did he say he didn't believe the president was aware of these allegations until they were first reported this morning. so that certainly is something that is interesting. the secret service has reacted though. they released this...
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jay carney insisted yet again, this is all about politics as congressman darrell issa suggested to president obama. abusing his power when he went to the white house. he's saying that obama should use his executive privilege in turning over more documents in the fast and furious program. either you or your most senior advisors were involved in operating fast and furious and the fallout from it. or you're asserting a presidential power solely for the purpose of further obstructing a congressional reputation. this is a much different conversation than the congressman had on sunday. >> do you have any evidence that white house officials were involved in these decisions, that he knowingly left congress and that he was involved in a cover-up. >> and we're seeking documents that we know to exist until december, that in fact people knew about brian terry's murder and who know and why people were lying about it. >> congresswoman, thank you so much for joining us again, it's pretty interesting, this letter that was sent by congressman issa does not contain the house gop leadership as his prior letter
jay carney insisted yet again, this is all about politics as congressman darrell issa suggested to president obama. abusing his power when he went to the white house. he's saying that obama should use his executive privilege in turning over more documents in the fast and furious program. either you or your most senior advisors were involved in operating fast and furious and the fallout from it. or you're asserting a presidential power solely for the purpose of further obstructing a...
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. >> that was white house press secretary jay carney addressing criticism over the president's health care reform, which enforces employers which are some religious institutions to support contraception. we're joined by kristen welker. this matter has angered many and become a hot button issue for republicans who are looking to dethrone the president. jay carney said in that same briefing that the president would work with institutions to strike a balance. it doesn't look as they will completely step away from this, does it? >> reporter: it doesn't look that way. white house press secretary, jay carney, was pretty adamant that's not what the administration was saying. they do seem to be signaling a willingness to compromise. carney both yesterday and today pointed to the fact there's this one year transition period that's been built into this decision which will allow the administration to work with catholic universities and hospitals to try to, and i'm going to quote from the atd mrgs, allay some of their concerns. when pressed about what that meant, we didn't get a direct answer. it
. >> that was white house press secretary jay carney addressing criticism over the president's health care reform, which enforces employers which are some religious institutions to support contraception. we're joined by kristen welker. this matter has angered many and become a hot button issue for republicans who are looking to dethrone the president. jay carney said in that same briefing that the president would work with institutions to strike a balance. it doesn't look as they will...
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and democrats would love to, i think we saw in jay carney's comment. democrats wish they could go back to 24 hours ago when they were winning the policy argument and able to make plp point about the lily ledbetter act instead of a referendum on whether ann is a good mom. >> thank you. a pleasure to see you both. >>> and republican congressman allen west is fighting back against people who are really coming after him after he referred to house democrats as communists. his campaign now releasing what it says is the entire video that tells the, quote, real story. it is just one of the things we thought you should know. >>> plus, how the lawsuit against apple could benefit your wallet. amazon could soon start slashing the price of ebooks. if you are one of the millions of men who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone replacement therapy. it raises your testosterone levels, and... is concentrated, so you
and democrats would love to, i think we saw in jay carney's comment. democrats wish they could go back to 24 hours ago when they were winning the policy argument and able to make plp point about the lily ledbetter act instead of a referendum on whether ann is a good mom. >> thank you. a pleasure to see you both. >>> and republican congressman allen west is fighting back against people who are really coming after him after he referred to house democrats as communists. his campaign...
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jay carney expected to take to the microphones to hold his daily briefing. the white house press secretary will likely be asked about libya and last night's vice presidential debate. the first question on that very issue. we'll keep an eye out on that and keep you up-to-date if something does happen of note. >>> the issue of abortion came up last night the first time. both vice president biden and paul ryan are catholic and agree with their church's position that life begins at conception. that's where the consensus ends. >> it's not simply because of my catholic faith. that's a factor, of course, but it's also because of reason that the policy of the romney administration will be to oppose abortion with the exceptions for rape, incest and life of the mother. >> life begins at conception, that's the church's judgment, i accept in my personal life. i refuse to impose it on equally devout christians, muslims and jus and i refuse to impose that on others like my friend here the congressman it do not believe that we have a right to tell other people, women, they
jay carney expected to take to the microphones to hold his daily briefing. the white house press secretary will likely be asked about libya and last night's vice presidential debate. the first question on that very issue. we'll keep an eye out on that and keep you up-to-date if something does happen of note. >>> the issue of abortion came up last night the first time. both vice president biden and paul ryan are catholic and agree with their church's position that life begins at...
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the white house press secretary jay carney was drilled on this point on air force one. let's hear what the president said in ohio. >> people understand, you know, government is not all the answer. if they see taxpayer money wasted, that makes them angry. they know that government has to be lean and mean and do smart things. >> meanwhile, romney tried to capitalize to a point. listen to what he said. >> will there be bad actors from time to time? of course. in any large enterprise we have people who disappoint. you have to have the leaders who set the right example. >> what would you do right now to fix it? >> i'd clean house. the right thing to do is remove people who have violated the public trust. >> which, of course, that is what the white house has done on the gsa level. a lot of top people gone. the people you can fire have been fired. others put on administration leave. politically, the white house has handled it as good as you can. it's a perception issue. those who defend government in this case are being forced to defend government, the democrats. more so, the
the white house press secretary jay carney was drilled on this point on air force one. let's hear what the president said in ohio. >> people understand, you know, government is not all the answer. if they see taxpayer money wasted, that makes them angry. they know that government has to be lean and mean and do smart things. >> meanwhile, romney tried to capitalize to a point. listen to what he said. >> will there be bad actors from time to time? of course. in any large...
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. >> let's listen to what jay carney said today about why the president had to take the action that he did and where the failure lies in getting real progress in this area. >> congress has had the ability to act on this ever since republican s blocked the dream act. we have a situation here where the nominee of the republican party, the head of that party at this point has said he would veto the dream act. that is not encouraging as a sign of cooperation or willingness by republicans. >> well, there goes jay carney, reminding people that romney has said he would simply veto the dream act. >> yeah, romney said he would veto the dream act. it at one point had 55 senators supporting it. for most americans who don't follow this as closely as we might. oh, that sounds pretty good. but it was subjected to a filibuster like so many other aspects of the president's agenda. i don't expect everyone to follow the cloture vote, right? but i do think karen makes a point. for the task that mitt romney had today, going into a community that voted double for his opponent, you know, 67 to 31 last cycle
. >> let's listen to what jay carney said today about why the president had to take the action that he did and where the failure lies in getting real progress in this area. >> congress has had the ability to act on this ever since republican s blocked the dream act. we have a situation here where the nominee of the republican party, the head of that party at this point has said he would veto the dream act. that is not encouraging as a sign of cooperation or willingness by...
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and that's what it will be going forward. >> all right, press secretary jay carney right now. this narrative gobbling up the time today, not what necessarily governor romney had wanted. and back to our friend, jose diaz-balart. jose, how will this issue that's been discussed so fervently over the last 24 hours affect the latino american voting bloc? >> that's a great question. you know, the big question is -- is there very little time left. and i asked the governor this myself in this exclusive interview yesterday with him -- there's very little time left, and the latest nbc news/"wall street journal"/telemundo poll shows there's still almost a 40-point gap between the latino support for president obama versus the latino support for governor romney. how can you cut that, mitigate that almost 40% difference? well, that's certainly a very difficult thing that he has to overcome. he talked a lot about in this interview latin america. he has a very concrete vision of how the united states should deal with, for example, common issues of relevance between mexico and the united state
and that's what it will be going forward. >> all right, press secretary jay carney right now. this narrative gobbling up the time today, not what necessarily governor romney had wanted. and back to our friend, jose diaz-balart. jose, how will this issue that's been discussed so fervently over the last 24 hours affect the latino american voting bloc? >> that's a great question. you know, the big question is -- is there very little time left. and i asked the governor this myself in...
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white house press secretary jay carney weighed in from the podium. >> middle class americans, lower income americans and poor americans were hit hard by the recession. and that's why he's been focused very aggressively on doing everything he can to grow the economy and create jobs. >> and not exactly coincidentally as romney campaigns in nevada where the unemployment rate has gone from a 5.5% when republicans lost caucused there to 13% today. and the construction industry has collapsed. the president had his latest pointed remark at a housing event that seemed to be shot at romney. >> it is wrong for anybody to suggest that the only option for struggling responsible homeowners is to sit and wait for the housing market to hit bottom. i refuse to accept that and so do the american people. >> remember romney told the las vegas journal review in a past trip to vegas that the government should simply let the housing market hit bottom. look, here's the issue for romney. this isn't about a left-right thing. the question is whether he is ready for modern day political warfare. it's done verbally.
white house press secretary jay carney weighed in from the podium. >> middle class americans, lower income americans and poor americans were hit hard by the recession. and that's why he's been focused very aggressively on doing everything he can to grow the economy and create jobs. >> and not exactly coincidentally as romney campaigns in nevada where the unemployment rate has gone from a 5.5% when republicans lost caucused there to 13% today. and the construction industry has...
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ambassador susan rice saying one thing, then the jay carney piece, then the sort of back and forth between the biden and the intelligence community and now you have the secretary of state coming out before she leaves town to go somewhere else. in terms of managing the message reminds me of the contraception coverage debate where they thought this isn't going to be a big deal, we've got this and this outcry from the catholic church or the religious communities and they sort of didn't get their arms around it until -- it wasn't -- eventually i think they managed to dole with the issue but this is one of those things that the white house has problems with sometimes which is managing the message on things they underestimate. >> i think this is still a little hard to understand? terms of the raw politics of it. i think there's no doubt this is energizing the republican base and, you know, republicans had a decades -- multiple decades long advantage on national security that energized their voters. president bush as recently as 2004 was able to use that, given his record on national security and
ambassador susan rice saying one thing, then the jay carney piece, then the sort of back and forth between the biden and the intelligence community and now you have the secretary of state coming out before she leaves town to go somewhere else. in terms of managing the message reminds me of the contraception coverage debate where they thought this isn't going to be a big deal, we've got this and this outcry from the catholic church or the religious communities and they sort of didn't get their...
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jay carney is, of course, the white house press secretary. jay, from the president's singling out of mitt romney, am i to conclude that the white house has concluded, he's the nominee? >>el well, i can tell you that we -- you know, watch what you guys report and read what your colleagues report, and it certainly seems like he could well be. but the point the president was making was that all of the republican presidential con t contenders, those who would hold this office come 2013 have endorsed and supported the ryan republican budget. so regardless of who emerges as the republican nominee, it is -- this is not the -- the ryan republican budget and its sort of radical vision it represents, as the president said, is not something that only a faction of the republican party supports. it's not something that, you know, the mainstream of the republican party rejects. it is the republican budget. it has been embraced by every republican leader there is from governor romney on down. so what the case -- the case the president was making today, ther
jay carney is, of course, the white house press secretary. jay, from the president's singling out of mitt romney, am i to conclude that the white house has concluded, he's the nominee? >>el well, i can tell you that we -- you know, watch what you guys report and read what your colleagues report, and it certainly seems like he could well be. but the point the president was making was that all of the republican presidential con t contenders, those who would hold this office come 2013 have...
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jay carney expected to give a briefing in a couple of minutes. he'll no doubt be peppered with questions about the fiscal cliff, as long as with delicate issues about the middle east. otherwise, the war of words continuing today with the leaders of the senate. >> it's apparent how this will end. the only question is when will it end. how long will speaker boehner make middle class families wait for relief? >> for months the president's been saying all he wants is to raise taxes on the top 2% so he can tackle the debt and the deficit. however, yesterday, he finally revealed that's not really his true intent. by demanding the power to raise the debt limit whenever he wants by as much as he wants, he showed what he's really after is assuming unprecedented power to spend taxpayer dollars without any limit at all. >> even as the fiscal cliff negotiations drag on in washington, wall street seems to be basically unphased. the dow jones has slipped only about 200 points since the election. why isn't wall street more on edge itself? william cohen is the a
jay carney expected to give a briefing in a couple of minutes. he'll no doubt be peppered with questions about the fiscal cliff, as long as with delicate issues about the middle east. otherwise, the war of words continuing today with the leaders of the senate. >> it's apparent how this will end. the only question is when will it end. how long will speaker boehner make middle class families wait for relief? >> for months the president's been saying all he wants is to raise taxes on...
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it is partly -- the administration is pushing this and jay carney practically swore at today's briefing, don't believe the republican bs. but they've got to get better getting this stuff out. >> the phrase big lie is terrible, of course. but in this case there's an effective use of relentless not truth telling. david? >> well, there are so many candidates for the biggest slide, despite joan's favorite. one is that the stimulus created no new jobs, which eric cantor and others were saying. i this by how they get away with this and why they get away with it. we were just watching mark halperin's interview with mitt romney mp in that interview, romney said once again barack obama promised he would keep the stimulus below 8%. he never made that promise. others have said that's a lie. and yet mitt romney keeps saying it again and again and again. i was just wishing for mark to stop the interview just there and say, wait a second, that's really not true, is it? can you defend this comment bp but as long as mitt romney and others can keep saying things like that and feed an impression out ther
it is partly -- the administration is pushing this and jay carney practically swore at today's briefing, don't believe the republican bs. but they've got to get better getting this stuff out. >> the phrase big lie is terrible, of course. but in this case there's an effective use of relentless not truth telling. david? >> well, there are so many candidates for the biggest slide, despite joan's favorite. one is that the stimulus created no new jobs, which eric cantor and others were...
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here was jay carney's readout of it today. >> the president refuses a replay of last summer's self inflicted crisis. the president reiterated that any serious bipartisan approach to tackle the deficit must be balanced, and he wants to stake out an agreement along those lines. he will not accept an approach that asks middle class families to make sacrifices without asking for anything more from millionaires and billionaires. >> they provided this account, the speaker asked the president if the congress will pass ab increase in the debt ceiling. the president said yes, the speaker told the president, as long as i'm around here,ly not allow a debt ceiling increase without doing something serious about the debt. i want to ask you a political question. you want to get democrats elected and you think you can get a majority this november. if the republicans are right and can screw up the economy. every time they say the government will go to a shut down, every time they say we'll renege on paying debts, the s&p goes down opinion every time the market goes down, obama goes down. could it be they hav
here was jay carney's readout of it today. >> the president refuses a replay of last summer's self inflicted crisis. the president reiterated that any serious bipartisan approach to tackle the deficit must be balanced, and he wants to stake out an agreement along those lines. he will not accept an approach that asks middle class families to make sacrifices without asking for anything more from millionaires and billionaires. >> they provided this account, the speaker asked the...
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white house press secretary jay carney said that president obama plans to open negotiations by calling for 1$1.6 trillion in additional tax revenue, far more than republicans are open to, willing to accept and double the amount that speaker boehner offered the president during the debt negotiations last year. also during these closed door meetings yesterday with labor leaders, the president reportedly vowed that he would, quote, not budge when it comes to letting the bush tax cuts expire for the country's highest earners. do you think, though, with all that being said that there will be a compromise to be made? i mean the president is taking a hard line here. >> well, yes, the president certainly is taking a very hard line and that's because in this campaign, one of the things that we all discovered was the american people want everybody to pay their fair share of taxes, that message came through loud and clear. and so he has a mandate to take that kind of position. i do know, however, that he's anxious to work with the opposite side of the aisle so that we could come to some kind of c
white house press secretary jay carney said that president obama plans to open negotiations by calling for 1$1.6 trillion in additional tax revenue, far more than republicans are open to, willing to accept and double the amount that speaker boehner offered the president during the debt negotiations last year. also during these closed door meetings yesterday with labor leaders, the president reportedly vowed that he would, quote, not budge when it comes to letting the bush tax cuts expire for...
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i could not agree with jay carney more. the chairman owes those families an apology. >> that is a perfect transition to the question, has bipartisan ship become extinct in washington. that is next. i found a new way to get my profile out there. check me out. everybody says i've got a friendly disposition and they love my spinach dip. 5 foot ten. still doing a little exploring... on it. my sign is sagittarius, i'm into spanish cheese, my hairline is receding but i'm getting a weave. (falsetto chorus) getting a weave. who wants some ronald tonight!? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. >> my name is jane and i've got osteoporosis. but i'm an on-the-go woman; i've been active all my life. that's why i'm excited about reclast. it's the once-a-year i.v. osteoporosis treatment. reclast helps to restrengthen my bones to help make them resistant to fracture. and with reclast, well, no other osteoporosis treatment is approved to help protect in more places-- hips, spine, even other bones. >> announcer: you
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carney did it. now they are coming back and rewriting history saying we called it an act of terror and knew all along. then why did you comment the way did you for two weeks if you had that information. so i think that's where the timeline just doesn't add up. >> when we talk about what's going to take place tonight both the white house and iran are disputing this report that appeared in the "new york times" over the weekend that there's these bilateral talks planned for a post-election time period, both president and governor romney said military action is on the table as a last resort here. diplomacy first. the governor favors sanctions and the president has put the most crippling sanctions in history on iran. is there a clear contrast between what the president has done and what mitt romney said he would do if elected? >> i think in this area, we're going to assume that the white house denials of these attempts to have one on one talks are false because they denied them. we do need to move forwar
carney did it. now they are coming back and rewriting history saying we called it an act of terror and knew all along. then why did you comment the way did you for two weeks if you had that information. so i think that's where the timeline just doesn't add up. >> when we talk about what's going to take place tonight both the white house and iran are disputing this report that appeared in the "new york times" over the weekend that there's these bilateral talks planned for a...
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a cone of silence deaccepteding over the white house after a contentious briefing with jay carney. then the president making this announcement in that broadcast interview just about an hour ago. dylan? >> thank you very much. i want it bring in the mega panel after the bat here. two completely conversations here. one is, the history, if you will, or the historic nature of, a, sitting american president openly saying they do agree with the principles of same-sex marriage. the other issue is the politics of how this president did it. i want it start with, we seem to be moving away with fr -- closer to having a bigger conversation about this nation's relationship on the state by state and national level on the sanctity of marriage, whether it is -- whatever that means. >> biden outed the issue. which is great. the president has been nudged into making a decision. i with say be the problem one could have it the right decision. >> you say politically the problem. >> it felt like a political decision, an principle decision. this is the problem we have had with the presidency on a number
a cone of silence deaccepteding over the white house after a contentious briefing with jay carney. then the president making this announcement in that broadcast interview just about an hour ago. dylan? >> thank you very much. i want it bring in the mega panel after the bat here. two completely conversations here. one is, the history, if you will, or the historic nature of, a, sitting american president openly saying they do agree with the principles of same-sex marriage. the other issue...
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so jay carney's response to that is n. an overt attempt to prevent the president from exercising his authority during this period is a gimmick called pro forma sessions which are sessions during which no senate business is conducted but that does not overwrite the president's constitutional authority to make appointments to keep the government running. but your gimmick is my rule. every single thing that runs the united states senate is a rule that someone else can call a gimmick and i for one see a dangerous precedent because if the republican president were the first one to do this and this president is the first one to do it, i think there will be a lot of screaming today. >> you and i both have background in chambers. i was in the vermont senate for a while and i know the rules. however, this is a brilliant political move because mitch mcconnell is going to get up there and do nothing because they've been used to thwart any kind of reasonable progress on the economy and any kind of reasonable thing this president is tr
so jay carney's response to that is n. an overt attempt to prevent the president from exercising his authority during this period is a gimmick called pro forma sessions which are sessions during which no senate business is conducted but that does not overwrite the president's constitutional authority to make appointments to keep the government running. but your gimmick is my rule. every single thing that runs the united states senate is a rule that someone else can call a gimmick and i for one...
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here is jay carney's read out of the event today. >> the president also made clear that he refuses to allow a replay of last summer's self inflicted political crisis. that eroded confidence and hurt the american economy. the president reiterated that any serious bipartisan approach to tackle our deficit must be a balanced approach and he made clear his willingness to work with republicans and democrats it stake out an agreement along those lines. but was just as clear he would not accept an approach asking middle class families and senior citizens to make sacrifices without asking for anything more from millionaires and billion airs. >> speaker boehner provided this account a different one of course. speaker asking the president if he is proposing that congress bass an increase in the debt ceiling. this does not include spending cuts to help reduce the deficit. the president said yes, the speaker told the president as long as i'm around here i won't allow a debt ceiling increase without doing something serious about the debt. blah blah blah. i want it ask you a political question mr.
here is jay carney's read out of the event today. >> the president also made clear that he refuses to allow a replay of last summer's self inflicted political crisis. that eroded confidence and hurt the american economy. the president reiterated that any serious bipartisan approach to tackle our deficit must be a balanced approach and he made clear his willingness to work with republicans and democrats it stake out an agreement along those lines. but was just as clear he would not accept...
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carney said, you can't be responsible for everything your supporters say. governor romney's made it very clear where he stands on the subject and that he's going to focus on what's important to voters which is jobs and the economy. getting people back to work and that's what voters care about at the end of the day. >> big difference between bill maher and donald trump, though, is the president is not sharing a stage with bill maher. >> he's taken plenty of money from him which he could turn away if he wanted to. again, you know, this week we're talking about how president obama's hostile to job creators. i think that's an important message to get out. when you look at what he's done over the past four years, whether it be obamacare with his adding extra costs on to businesses so they can't hire employers. whether it be something like solyndra where he's rewarding campaign donors to make -- >> let me ask you this, because on solyndra. you talk about, you say the obama administration's hostile to job creators. at the same time solyndra was a part of a solar e
carney said, you can't be responsible for everything your supporters say. governor romney's made it very clear where he stands on the subject and that he's going to focus on what's important to voters which is jobs and the economy. getting people back to work and that's what voters care about at the end of the day. >> big difference between bill maher and donald trump, though, is the president is not sharing a stage with bill maher. >> he's taken plenty of money from him which he...
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we're expected to hear from jay carney. he is holding his briefing now. we'll have news after the break. 90 days until the gop convention. the boston globe notes that governor romney is on track to become the first mormon nominee from a major party, something neither his father or or an hatch could ever do. we'll tell you what politico has uncovered here, the conversation behind it, and can of course you can join our conversation. my twitter page is @tamronhall. sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering so, i'm walking down the street, sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering just you know walking, sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering and i found myself in the middle of this parade honoring america's troops. which is actually quite fitting because geico has been serving the military for over 75 years. aawh no, look, i know this is about the troops and not about me. right, but i don't look like that. who can i write a letter to about this? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen
we're expected to hear from jay carney. he is holding his briefing now. we'll have news after the break. 90 days until the gop convention. the boston globe notes that governor romney is on track to become the first mormon nominee from a major party, something neither his father or or an hatch could ever do. we'll tell you what politico has uncovered here, the conversation behind it, and can of course you can join our conversation. my twitter page is @tamronhall. sfx: sounds of marching band and...
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carney said, quote, one place i would not go for advice on vice presidential running mates is senator mccain. huffington "post" reports john sununu thinks president obama is taking too much credit for killing osama bin laden. sununu joked obama's left arm is about eight inches longer from patting himself on the back. this as mitt romney said in 2007 it's not worth quote moving heaven and earth just trying to catch one person. speaking in ohio, rick santorum played the religion card warning catholics supporting president obama is a sin. one time obama assumer former alabama democrat will speak at the republican convention. he told the "washington post" he'll focus on failed themes from the obama's 2008 campaign. and donald trump's big surprise at the republican convention is predicted it will be some idiotic video. he called him a joke in political circles. it turns out an obama impersonator just posted a picture with trump on facebook. jessica alba will host and pit bull are will perform at the democratic convention's closing party. and finally president first kiss now wife michelle o
carney said, quote, one place i would not go for advice on vice presidential running mates is senator mccain. huffington "post" reports john sununu thinks president obama is taking too much credit for killing osama bin laden. sununu joked obama's left arm is about eight inches longer from patting himself on the back. this as mitt romney said in 2007 it's not worth quote moving heaven and earth just trying to catch one person. speaking in ohio, rick santorum played the religion card...
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>> well, i certainly think wouldn't call it welcome. >> that was jay carney today, trying to explain how the president feels about the mess that is the petraeus affair. in the spotlight tonight, another day, another four star general investigated. this time it is general john allen who took over as commander of the u.s. forces in afghanistan and petraeus became director of the cia. in october, allen was also nominated by the president to be the supreme allied commander in europe, but the white house put that nomination on hold after it found out that allen is currently being investigated by the defense department for sending potentially inappropriate and flirtatious e-mails to jill kelley, the same jill kelley who received questionable e-mails from paula broadwell. the fbi's investigation into those e-mails eventually revealed broadwell's affair with general petraeus which eventually led to petraeus' resignation. remember her fbi friend that started the investigation? turns out he was also the person who called house majority leader eric cantor and told him what he knew. one more cha
>> well, i certainly think wouldn't call it welcome. >> that was jay carney today, trying to explain how the president feels about the mess that is the petraeus affair. in the spotlight tonight, another day, another four star general investigated. this time it is general john allen who took over as commander of the u.s. forces in afghanistan and petraeus became director of the cia. in october, allen was also nominated by the president to be the supreme allied commander in europe,...
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jay carney today saying regarding romney rornlg given the events we've seen in the last few days that there are still those who want, or who are out there arguing that we should repeal wall street reform. this comes at a time that team romney has a new ad out painting some of the people within the white house being too friendly with wall street. so on one hand, you've got accusations of being too friendly with wall street and not tough enough which are typical arguments. what are people on the floor saying? >> people on the floor are not against the regulation. what they want, though, is to be able to still profit while they stay within the regulations. and i know that sounds probably pretty obvious. but because of the way that some of dodd frank, that regulation is written, there is a lot of gray area. that's what is bringing up this whole argument and that's why romney is saying, you know what? we don't need this kind of regulation. the white house is saying, are you kidding me? look what happened to jpmorgan chase. they're both right because there are some loopholes that might have
jay carney today saying regarding romney rornlg given the events we've seen in the last few days that there are still those who want, or who are out there arguing that we should repeal wall street reform. this comes at a time that team romney has a new ad out painting some of the people within the white house being too friendly with wall street. so on one hand, you've got accusations of being too friendly with wall street and not tough enough which are typical arguments. what are people on the...
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jay carney started off yesterday by simply discussing president obama's security briefing on the olympics. how he feels about london's preparations. >> the president made it clear he has the utmost confidence in our close friend and ally as they finalize hosting theland on olympics. >> did the read out have anything to do with what mitt romney said about security? >> the president had the briefing today. >> the decision to -- >> i am trying to fill you in on the president's day. >> it drew a lot of laughter in the room. one more note from the white house and what could be seen as an attempt to up stage the trip to jerusalem. the president signs military cooperation with israel. while that's going on. mitt romney is trying to get his trip back on track by making the rounds with other media. in addition getting response to the british tab lights, matt lauer pushed again on why he didn't plan ahead and get his taxes in order to release more of his returns publicly. >> why didn't you do that? >> we laid out exactly what is required by law, all of our financial statements and that in addition
jay carney started off yesterday by simply discussing president obama's security briefing on the olympics. how he feels about london's preparations. >> the president made it clear he has the utmost confidence in our close friend and ally as they finalize hosting theland on olympics. >> did the read out have anything to do with what mitt romney said about security? >> the president had the briefing today. >> the decision to -- >> i am trying to fill you in on the...
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. >> i do want to play, jay carney yesterday, white house press secretary, was asked about this and i have to say i was surprised by him being stumped by this question. take a listen, senator. >> does the president endorse tom barrett? does he plan to? >> you might ask the campaign. not that i'm aware of. >> debbie wassermann schultz said she felt a loss by tom barrett would not have any national impact, the democrat loss there. do you know if the president shares that view? >> look, i think that there are issues obviously unique to that state and issues unique to the spending that's happened in that particular matter that would suggest that she is right. >> jay kariner would later tweet that, yes, indeed, the president supports tom barrett. that i imagine wasn't very helpful five days ago. >> you know, it's going to have a big impact for the president and tom barrett are very close. the president knows what a terrific guy barrett is. he is one of the most honest and decent people any of us have ever worked with. he is the perfect candidate for us because he helps bring people togethe
. >> i do want to play, jay carney yesterday, white house press secretary, was asked about this and i have to say i was surprised by him being stumped by this question. take a listen, senator. >> does the president endorse tom barrett? does he plan to? >> you might ask the campaign. not that i'm aware of. >> debbie wassermann schultz said she felt a loss by tom barrett would not have any national impact, the democrat loss there. do you know if the president shares that...
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. ♪ >>> developing now, white house secretary jay carney has just confirmed that no white house advance staff were involved in the prostitution secret service scandal. and which political story will make headlines in the next 24 hours? msnbc contributor chris cillizza is back. we've seen mitt romney and marco rubio. they were on stage together in philadelphia, i guess, as they go about tomorrow is the pennsylvania primary. not that it matters anymore but rick santorum still has not met with mitt romney. and i'm told that the bad blood continues. he wants a convention speech and he may not get it. >> i think that you've hit it exactly right. this is a negotiation process at this point. what can rick santorum get out of mitt romney for a public endorsement? and obviously we haven't had that yet. i would note very quickly, i thought the romney/rubio press conference. romney made a point to talk about his support for extending low interest rates for student lobes trying to co-opt president obama who is going to colleges talking about this with the 18 to 29-year-old voters. >> thank you so m
. ♪ >>> developing now, white house secretary jay carney has just confirmed that no white house advance staff were involved in the prostitution secret service scandal. and which political story will make headlines in the next 24 hours? msnbc contributor chris cillizza is back. we've seen mitt romney and marco rubio. they were on stage together in philadelphia, i guess, as they go about tomorrow is the pennsylvania primary. not that it matters anymore but rick santorum still has not...